Inside Asian Gaming

March 2011 | INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 31 Winner: Gaming Partners International – Bourgogne & Grasset RFID plaques Gaming Partners International (GPI) is the dominant supplier of chips and plaques in the Macau and Singapore markets. The company has been a key player in the development of the modern Macau gaming market, first supplying chips to the territory’s former monopoly operator STDM nearly five decades ago. The company’s recent acquisition from IGT of the rights to Progressive Gaming’s RFID technology could lead to further innovation in the sector. In November, it was announced that GPI had been chosen to supply the casino at Galaxy Macau—the new Cotai resort opening on 15th May—with one million casino chips and plaques. The value of the order represents GPI’s largest single order for a new casino opening. Honourable Mention: Matsui - RFID chips Best Table Gaming Innovation Selections for this category were made at the discretion of the judges, who were instructed to choose any product they felt had Nominees: Manufacturer Title Dolphin RFID Chips Gaming Partners Bourgogne & International Grasset RFID plaques Matsui RFID chips Matsui MG Eye-MB chip authenticator provided an outstanding contribution to the development of the Asian casino table gaming industry in the last year. Winner: TCSJOHNHUXLEY – Omni Baccarat Display Table side baccarat displays are vital for Asian players who often bet according to perceived patterns in results. They also act as unofficial advertising boards, informing players some distance away at another table if some ‘lucky’ patterns are emerging. The displays, therefore, need todo simple things well. They need to be easy to read, robust, reliable, and easy to install and service. TCS JOHNHUXLEY’S Omni Baccarat Display fulfils these functions extremely well, according to the judges. It can display two languages at a time and comes pre-loaded with a variety of ‘skins’ for the graphics. It also has an easy to use colour coded pad for table staff to input results. Honourable Mention: DEQ Systems – EZ Baccarat Nominees: Manufacturer Title DEQ Systems EZ Baccarat Shuffle Master i-Table TCS JOHNHUXLEY Omni Baccarat Display Walker Digital Perfect Pay baccarat Bourgogne & Grasset RFID plaques SPECIAL AWARDS Omni Baccarat Display EZ Baccarat The following two awards were made at the editor’s discretion, after consideration of industry developments and feedback from various operators, players and suppliers. Best Asian Supplier Winner: Weike Gaming Technology Weike Gaming Technology marked 2010 with a triple success. It was named an approved supplier of gaming equipment by the Singapore government after rigorous background checks on its management and business structure. It continued running its wide area systems business without a glitch, andwidened its systems client base in Singapore and Malaysia. Then in December, the company’s subsidiaryWeike (G) Management Macau Ltd took over the operation of 170 slot machines and electronic game terminals at one of the recently-opened Macau casinos. The machines had previously been Supplier Awards Matsui RFID chips